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600k 7 fnE 8 : <br />PROCLAMATION - LAW WEEK <br />Chairman Adams read the proclamation, and Attorney Norman <br />Green accepted the proclamation on behalf of the Bar Association <br />and described their plans for observance of Law Week in Indian <br />River County in cooperation with the School Board, cable TV, and <br />local radio stations. <br />PROCLAMATION <br />WHEREAS, May 1 is LAW DAY in the United States of America; and <br />WHEREAS, the Unites States of America has been the citadel of <br />individual liberty and a beacon of hope and opportunity <br />for more than 200 years to many millions who have <br />sought our shores; and <br />WHEREAS, the foundation of individual freedom and liberty is the <br />body of law that governs us; and <br />WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States of America and <br />the Bill of Rights are the heart of that body of law, <br />which guarantees us many freedoms including freedom of <br />religious belief, freedom to have and to hold property <br />inviolate, freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, <br />freedom of press, freedom of petition,' and due process <br />of law among others; and <br />WHEREAS, this year marks the 39th annual nationwide observance <br />of LAW DAY, and the Congress of the United States and <br />the President by official proclamation have set aside <br />May 1 as a special day for recognition of the place of <br />law in American life; and <br />WHEREAS, the County of Indian River recognizes April 28 - <br />May 4, 1996 as LAW WEEK with "The U. S. Constitution - <br />The Original American Dream" as the Law Week theme: <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BOARD <br />OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS that the week of April 28 <br />- May -4, 1996 be observed as <br />LAW WEEK <br />in Indian River County, and the Board calls upon all <br />citizens, schools, businesses, clubs, and the news <br />media to commemorate the role of law in our lives. <br />Adopted this 23 day of April, 1996. <br />2 <br />April 23, 1996 <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />Fran B. Adams, Chairman <br />